New Project Will Advance AI-Powered Airbags for Children on Bikes

Cyclists, especially children in bike seats, face major safety risks in traffic. Current protective equipment, such as helmets, provide limited protection in high-impact collisions. Research shows that in crashes, bike-mounted child seats can exceed safe head injury thresholds by 23 times.  

In this project, Cocoon Airbag Protection and Tlera Corporation partner to develop a prototype of a child bike seat with an AI-powered airbag—for full-body crash protection. The airbag provides, in addition to the helmet, an enhanced safety layer that can minimize potential injuries. Tests show that the airbag can reduce head injury risk by up to 315 times.  

The project leverages Sweden’s strong traffic safety heritage and builds on collaboration with Tlera Corporation, with expertise in embedded electronics, design, and sensor applications, and a Silicon Valley network for prototyping, scaling, and production. 

The project aims to develop an electronics design that advances Cocoon’s airbag and sensor platform into a production-ready, designed-for-manufacture prototype. By integrating accelerometers, signal processing, and Bluetooth communication into a modular, repairable system, the team will demonstrate a full-scale prototype equipped with production-ready PCB and firmware.

This foundation allows the project to move further, creating a self-diagnostic design that supports Cocoon’s circular subscription model while developing ML algorithms to improve detection speed and extend battery life. Such automated decision-making not only enhances the Cocoon prototype but also enables Tlera to apply advanced ML sensor expertise to broader urban mobility safety systems. Ultimately, the partnership leverages Tlera Corp’s Silicon Valley network and U.S. productization expertise to accelerate market readiness and secure future international growth. 

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